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Suicide Prevention Starts With Awareness of Warning Signs Defense Department, VA Advise Families, Friends, Community to Be Watchful of Those at Risk ArchiveIn the past year or so, the overall suicide rate in DOD has started to decrease, according to Navy Cmdr. Angela Williams-Steele, a clinical psychologist and chief of evidence-based practices in the Deployment Health Clinical Center at the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury. Still, said Williams-Steele, whatever the indicator, the Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs are vigilant about protecting individuals of all ages from the risk of suicide.
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Liberty Center Sailors ‘Paws to Relax’ Regional NewsRecently, a few special visitors dropped by the Liberty Center at NAS Patuxent River to hang out with the Sailors and share a little love.
By Donna Cipolloni NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs 1 Min Read -
TRICARE Offers Tips to Avoid Mosquito Bites this Summer Regional NewsThe American Mosquito Control Association reports that over one million people worldwide die from mosquito-borne diseases every year. This summer, TRICARE wants to help you avoid their bites, which are not only irritating, but can also carry diseases that make both people and pets very ill.
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Lyme Disease and Ticks: What You Need to Know ArchiveWith warmer weather approaching, people get more active in the great outdoors; hiking, biking, walking and doing other “fun-in-the sun” activities.
By Maj. Katina Foxworth Barquist Army Health Clinic 2 Min Read -
Army Partners with MIT Lincoln Lab on Voice Analysis Program to Detect ArchiveCan the acoustics of someone’s voice indicate if he or she has a brain injury? Researchers with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory are developing a computer algorithm to identify vocal biomarkers (e.g.,indicators) that could help diagnose mild traumatic brain injury, or concussion.
By Ellen Crown USAMMA Public Affairs 3 Min Read -
Zika virus precautions for travelers, partners ArchiveThe World Health Organization declared a Public Health Emergency in February due to a suspected linkage between the Zika virus and a spike in infant neurological disorders.
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Fort Detrick Prepares for Zika Virus Archivefeatured Unfortunately, Mosquito-borne diseases are not a new problem; with mosquitoes causing more human suffering than any other organism. It estimated that over one million people worldwide die from mosquito-borne diseases every year, and the number of people infected with mosquito-borne diseases (e.g., malaria, bacteria and viruses) is many folds greater. In 1901, Dr. Walter Reed came to national prominence when he determined that Yellow Fever was spread by a mosquito (Aedes aegypti). Nearly a century later, it was the West Nile virus, another mosquito-borne disease that was making the news. This year, concerns about the Zika virus are making headlines, especially now that the Olympics are soon to begin in Brazil. In the Maryland area, the mosquito commonly called the Asia Tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), a primarily day-biting species, is the most likely vector for this arbo-virus.
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March is colorectal cancer awareness month Regional NewsStatistics tell the story
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Navy Medicine issues Zika Virus Infection guidance Regional NewsNavy Medicine released Zika Virus Infection guidance in NAVADMIN 032/16, Feb. 10, communicating force health protection measures and travel precautions to Navy and Marine Corps personnel. “Our first priority is to ensure we offer the best possible care to any Navy Medicine patient in the safest way possible,” said Cmdr. Eric Deussing, head, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) public health, emergency preparedness and response.
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It’s time to have your eyes checked Regional NewsIf you can’t remember the last time you had an eye exam, and it’s been longer than a year, you are overdue. Eye exams are not just about vision. Doctors can detect things like diabetes and high cholesterol from annual eye exams, not to mention eye diseases that have no known symptoms, like glaucoma.
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